PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Paco Brilio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichiban Momoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brilio
vs
Momoko

184 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paco Brilio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ichiban Momoko!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Momoko misses with a double jab.

Brilio moves into the clinch.
Brilio stalling the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Momoko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brilio.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Brilio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Momoko's brow.
Brilio blocks an elbow strike from Momoko.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brilio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brilio takes a shot to the head.
Momoko has a couple of punches blocked by Brilio.
Momoko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brilio prevents a body shot from Momoko.
Brilio avoiding damage as Momoko throws knees to the body.
Brilio presses Momoko against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brilio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Momoko misses with a body punch.
Brilio is trying to push Momoko away but Momoko has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Momoko scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Momoko taking a breather.
Momoko misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Brilio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Momoko throws a chopping leg kick but Brilio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Momoko misses the shot to the body.
Momoko tries a head kick but it misses.
Brilio lands a head kick. Momoko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Brilio moves into range and clinches up with Momoko.
Momoko trying to control the position but instead, Brilio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Momoko into the ropes.

Brilio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Momoko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brilio circles away quickly and effectively.

Brilio takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Brilio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brilio avoids the elbow strike from Momoko, against the ropes.
Brilio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brilio wants to get back to striking at distance but Momoko won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Momoko.
Momoko misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Momoko fails to land.
Brilio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Brilio misses with an elbow over the top.
Brilio tries to land knees in the clinch but Momoko avoids the damage to the body.
Brilio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Momoko blocks it with crossed arms.
Momoko misses with a knee to the head.
Brilio is trying to break the clinch but Momoko has him pressed against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brilio avoids the elbow strike from Momoko, against the ropes.
Brilio tries to work over Momoko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brilio is trying to stall.
Momoko tries to work over Brilio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paco Brilio dominated that round.
That's time! Brilio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Momoko scores with a decent looking hook.
Momoko throws a leg kick but Brilio checks it.
Momoko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brilio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brilio throws a series of strikes that have Momoko backpedaling.
Momoko lands with a straight right. Brilio didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Paco Brilio has been cut.
Momoko scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Momoko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Momoko connects with a solid leg kick.
Momoko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Brilio counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Brilio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brilio moves out of range of the body kick from Momoko.
Momoko tries to clinch up
and Brilio counters with a low kick, right behind Momoko 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Momoko.

Brilio closes the distance and clinches.
Momoko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brilio is trying to stall.
Brilio tries to circle away but Momoko has him pinned against the ropes.
Momoko tries a body shot but Brilio blocks it.
Brilio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brilio tries to work over Momoko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Momoko tries to throw a body punch but Brilio avoids it by throwing Momoko back against the ropes.
Brilio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Momoko lands a hook that snaps the head of Brilio backwards.
Momoko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brilio is defending well for now.
Brilio tries to throw a body punch but Momoko avoids it by throwing Brilio back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Momoko fails to land.
Brilio struggles to land a body shot inside as Momoko controls his hands.
Brilio blocks a body shot from Momoko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Momoko with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Brilio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Momoko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Momoko throws a lazy right hand but Brilio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Momoko cracks Brilio with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Brilio is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Brilio is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Brilio could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ichiban Momoko!